Parliament passes law banning online sales and ads for non-compliant active mobility devices
Singapore's parliament has passed a new law restricting the sale and advertising of non-compliant active mobility devices to improve fire safety. The legislation also introduces a regulatory sandbox for autonomous vehicles and strengthens enforcement against illegal transport services.
Why it matters
This legislation balances public safety concerns regarding battery fires with the need to regulate emerging transportation technologies like autonomous vehicles.
MPs also discussed how drivers' livelihoods may be affected by the future roll-out of autonomous vehicles.
A man riding a personal mobility device on a pedestrian footpath in Singapore. (File photo: CNA/Gaya Chandramohan)
Davina Tham & Tang Jia Wen 07 Oct 2026 10:29PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: Online retailers face new restrictions on selling and advertising non-compliant active mobility devices, and must display warning notices about device and usage rules after parliament passed new measures into law on Wednesday (Oct 7).
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